Reducing the Vocabulary Load and Encouraging Vocabulary Learning through Reading Newspapers.

Kyongho, Hwang; Nation, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ413342

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Publication Date: 1989

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Reducing the Vocabulary Load and Encouraging Vocabulary Learning through Reading Newspapers.

Kyongho, Hwang; Nation, Paul

Reading in a Foreign Language, v6 n1 p323-35 Fall 1989

Comparison of the effectiveness of two story selection processes for English-as-a-Second-Language learners indicated that selecting "running" stories (a story and its follow-up articles) provided more repetition of low frequency words, better reduced vocabulary load, and provided better conditions for vocabulary acquisition than did selecting unrelated stories. (23 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Korean, Newspapers, Reading Material Selection, Second Language Instruction, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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